Police arrest teen suspect in school incident

LAKE WORTH (AP) -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly driving a stolen pickup truck to Lake Worth Middle School and ramming a golf cart driven by a school police officer, police said.

Lake Worth police charged the teenager with one count of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of grand theft auto in connection with the incident on Tuesday, authorities said.

The two passengers in the truck have not been charged, although an investigation is continuing, said Sgt. Dan Boland, a spokesman for the Lake Worth Police Department.

The 15-year-old was in custody Wednesday at the Juvenile Assessment Center in West Palm Beach, Boland said. A second youth was arrested on an unrelated warrant, he said.

Officer Hans Austin fired three shots at the vehicle on Tuesday but did not strike it, police said. He suffered head and other injuries after the truck rammed the golf cart he was in.

Austin had gone to investigate why the truck was approaching the school, police said.

As school principal Robert Hatcher came to the officer's aid, the truck started to advance toward the administrator and Austin fired at it.